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7/27 JULY 1974 - TUESDAY 30 211TH DAY - 154 DAYS TO COME

Rcd. another 3 different ANTI-MONOPOLY glossies, but still didn't get the game itself.

Rcd. call from Steven Fischer, who is assistant to the publisher (Gerard Piel) of SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN. He got my name from Martin Gardner. He wants to get ideas on getting games published, protecting them, etc. Made date for lunch on 8/12 at 12:30. His address: [drawn bracket] Steven Fischer (Scientific American) [drawn bracket] 415 Madison Ave. (12th floor) [drawn bracket] New York, N.Y. (688-3900)

I asked if Martin would be at the lunch and Fischer said that he'd ask Martin, if I wanted. Of course I wanted.

Called Martin Gardner to see if he knew about the matter. He had suggested to Piel that "W.H. Freeman," Sci. Am's Textbook house, put out a series of intellectual games, such as Conway's FOOTBALL, some of my things, etc. I said that they also could use some of Martin's games. HE said that he was working on another idea with them - Film strips. He won't be at the lunch on 8/12. He'll be on vacation.

Call from Bob Gellman. Someone in Italy is translating the rules for PATTON, to sell the game there. He likes the game, but thinks there is a flaw in the "Bulge" game. The Germans can capture the troops in Bastogne at once, winning the game. Told Bob I'd look at the problem and drop in there Thursday with my answers.

Called Steve Brodie and asked him about HARE AND TORTIOSE and ELECTION. He is expecting copies in a few days.

I asked how business was and he said better than he had expected. CABBIE in particular is doing well, selling out in many stores.

Call from Felicia. Jim Kelso will be in to see her in about two weeks (8/14, I believe) with his lawyer to draw up contracts. They want to have TOTALLY-- ready by this October and for Toy Fair 1975 they want THE BRAIN GAME, INTERSECTION, and PUSHOVER.

Felicia said that TOTALLY-- is one of my weakest games, and that if it didn't go I would be dead. I said that it was a fun game.

She showed twenty things to Dick Harris of M.B. [Milton Bradley] and took one along for consideration, a children's item I believe. He rejected my HEX-MATCH but paid me a compliment saying that I do different and good games - but too abstract for M.B. [Milton Bradley]. He also turned down B-O-C-Q, but implied that it might be good for E.S. Lowe. Altho Dick has something to say about Lowe, there is someone else picking games for them too. He also looked at two more of Alan Newman's PITFALL and

(cont. on 7/27)